Northgate Markets Help Make Your Posada Celebration Complete

Posadas is the core tradition of my family’s fiesta Navideña. Our gathering is very special to us. We have a huge family and everyone gathers to participate in the holiday fun.

Las Posadas is celebrated for a total of nine days, concluding on Christmas Eve or “Nochebuena” which is the most celebrated. The reason why the celebration is observed for nine days, is to mark the length of Mary’s pregnancy – a day for each month.

Every family does something a little different to celebrate. The highlight of my family’s holiday is our special procession that takes place on Christmas Eve. I am grateful that my parents have brought this lovely tradition to our family from their pueblo in Tlaltenango Zacatecas.

We enjoy Mexican traditional food and drinks on Nochebuena and Northgate Markets is the go-to, one stop shop for our family celebration. Why cook it all from scratch, when you can count on the freshest ingredients and high quality food at Northgate Markets?

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Northgate Markets makes my life so much easier but it wouldn’t be a family celebration without a little drama, would it?

The chaos has also become part of the annual tradition. Every year the kids fight over who will portray Mary, Joseph, and the Three kings in the Nativity reenactment. This has been happening ever since they were little.

Our musical procession begins at home and then we visit our neighbors, acting out the Nativity story of Mary and Joseph asking for shelter. The kids and adults sing “En nombre del cielo os pido posada.”

This procession is very special to me and I love that my children get to experience it. Although we live in the U.S., I want my kids, nieces, and nephews to continue this beautiful Mexican tradition. I want them to embrace and be proud of their rich culture.

Our family continues to grow and our Posada festivity gets bigger every year, but there’s always more room at our table and in our hearts. We are so grateful that Northgate Markets are a part of our lives, making our holidays even easier and better over time, and becoming part of our tradition.